The Bitez olive is as wide as it is tall, or nearly so: 3.5 metres in height against a trunk 2.60 metres across. Its age is not known for certain and is put at more than 300 years.

It was declared a natural monument on 29 September 1995, on 0.25 hectares in the Bitez quarter of Bodrum district, Muğla province.

Stated capacity is five visitors, among the lowest of any monument tree in the register.

Designated
29.09.1995Checked: September 13, 2026

Visiting hours

Visiting hours
08:00 - 17:00Checked: September 16, 2026

When to go

Climate
Across Muğla as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 10.8 °C in January to 27.6 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, June, September, October and November; rainfall is heaviest in December (207 mm) and lightest in August (4 mm). Long-term means for 2001-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).Checked: September 22, 2026